John Kerins
Baseball Manager
1858 – 1910
Who was John Kerins?
John Nelson Kerins was an American Major League Baseball player born in Indianapolis, Indiana, who played mainly at first base, but played significant time at catcher. John began his major league career with the 1884 Indianapolis Hoosiers of the American Association. After the season, the Hoosiers folded, and John moved on to the Louisville Colonels, where he spent the next four full seasons, and one partial season in 1889. He finished that season off with the Baltimore Orioles, then played his last season in 1890 for the St. Louis Browns.
In addition to playing, twice he was named interim manager, once each with the Colonels in 1888 and in his one season with the Browns.
John died in Louisville, Kentucky at the age of 61, and was buried at Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville.
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- Born
- Jul 15, 1858
Indianapolis - Profession
- Died
- Sep 8, 1910
Louisville - Resting place
- Cave Hill Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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